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9/1 Radio Broadcast Continued

Gunner saunters to the plate
He does some stretching...
Knocks the dirt from his spikes...
Now he steps into the batter's box
Tim looks for the sign he wants...
Shakes off the first one
But he likes the next
Now Tim delivers
Gunner swings and misses
STRIKE THREE!
Keefe strikes out Stan Gunner
One away...
Anson is coming over to the mound...
He wants to chat with the pitcher...
Here comes Kelly also...
Now they return to their positions

Now batting will be Persimmon
Pflaggstettler
The right fielder is walking to the plate
Bases empty... one out
FOFC up by 1
Right-hander Keefe eyes the
righty Pflaggstettler
Keefe brings it to the plate
A wave and a miss!
Strike Three!
Pflaggstettler is down on strikes
Number 7 here today for Keefe
Two down
Tim Keefe retires
the first two batters in a row

While Harry Hays heads for
the on deck circle
Jeeberoni Potpie makes
his way to the plate
Jeeberoni is hitting at .279 on the year
He has 142 hits in 509 at bats
Today, he is 1 for 2
Potpie flied out his last time up
Potpie gets ready for Keefe's pitch
His bat is cocked
Righthander Keefe's delivery
Ground ball to the left side...
Davis scoops it up
Over to first for the putout
And just like that the All Stars are
set down in order here in
the top of the 5th
As we go to our break,
FOFC still on top by 1

Here's the catcher Ewing
To lead off the inning
He'll be followed by Tim Keefe
And then Billy Hamilton
Buck is hitting at .308 on the year
He has 127 hits in 412 at bats
This includes 24 doubles, 18 triples
8 home runs and 69 RBI's
Hays flashes the sign...
Williams waves it off...
Now he's happy
The windup, and the 3-1 pitch
Ewing hits a three hopper
towards Deacon Palmer
Palmer scoops it and fires
it to first for the out

Now at the plate will be Keefe
pitcher for Old Timers today
FOFC leads 2 to 1
Williams tosses the resin bag aside
He steps on the rubber...
It's a 3-2 count
Here comes the pay-off pitch...
Fastball... low and away, ball four
Williams puts the tying run on base
Not a good idea

Keefe sneaks away from the base
Keefe is unable to take the lead he wants

"Sliding Billy" is making
his way to the plate
FOFC has the outfield shaded towards right
Hamilton is 0 for 2 today
Hamilton is waiting
His bat is wiggling slightly
Keefe is dancing off first
The southpaw Williams delivers
the 1-0 pitch
Softly hit on the ground to Blade
He scoops, throws to Nights
Back to first, not in time!
Hamilton beat it out
That's the second out of the inning
While we wait for King Kelly
to get a new bat
Let's point out that Old Timers is
5 and 5 in their last ten games

King Kelly steps up to the plate
Hamilton, with excellent
speed, is at first
Hamilton will be running if it's hit
Williams ready quickly,
looks in for the sign
He's into the stretch
Looks over at first
Quick throw!...
Hamilton dives back in!...
SAFE!
Potpie tosses it back to Williams
Now here's the pitch
That's ball four
Kelly trots down to first
Hamilton is already down on second

At the plate now for Old Timers is Kelly
Kelly has a .289 average
against lefthanders
He is .291 overall
George steadies his bat
And waits patiently for Williams' pitch
Williams rocks and fires
Lazy fly ball to center
Gazelle pedals over
He's got it
Score It: 8
That does it for Old Timers in the 5th
They leave 2 on base
4 stranded so far today

Leading off now for FOFC is Hays
Keefe gets the sign, it's one he likes
Keefe kicks and delivers
It's a high fly to deep center
Hamilton is on his horse
It is carrying to the fence
Billy jumps...
Leaping catch... No, it
pops out of his glove
Hays will get a two-base hit

Walking up to the plate now is Palmer
Jeff Nights waits on deck
Palmer is at .329 on the season
Keefe shakes off the sign...
Now he shakes off another one...
Tim has a myriad of pitches
but his best is the change-up!
Now Tim delivers
Palmer hits a long drive
It's hooking down the left field line
If it's fair, it's out of here...
It goes FOUL!
. . . Palmer back in the box
And here comes the next pitch
IT HITS Palmer!

Nights squares to bunt
He bunts it . . .
A quick glance at the lead runner...
Fielded by T.Keefe
the throw to first...
close play...
Out
Nights gets the job done.
One out here now...
Gerald Gazelle is due up
He has excellent power
Let's see if they decide to pitch to him
If not, John Williams will be next

Gerald Gazelle steps into the box
Gazelle wiggles the bat above his head
Gazelle waits for the pitch
The righthander delivers
The pitch goes wide, and
off the mitt of Ewing
It rolls a few feet away
Hays decides to try for home
He's safe
Score it a a passed ball
Now, FOFC on top 3 to 1

Gerald Gazelle steps into the box
Gazelle is 1 for 2 today, with 1 walk
Tim Keefe on the mound for the Ancients...
Keefe has gone the distance so far
He's given up 5 hits and 3 runs
Now to the belt, here it is...
Just a mite inside
That'll be ball four and a walk
Keefe has issued 4 bases on
balls this afternoon

Here's John Williams
The outfield shades towards
left for Williams
Keefe is on the first-base
side of the rubber...
Here's the righthander's delivery
He chases the hook...
Williams hits a deep fly ball...
Thompson moving under the ball...
He makes the catch...
And uncorks the throw...
SAFE!...
As the ball trickles away from Ewing
He was unable to handle the throw
And there's two away

Gazelle takes a walking lead
Keefe with his good move...
Gazelle scrambles back in time

With a runner at first and two outs
Blade walks to the plate
Blade is 0 for 2 today, with 1 walk
Barrett flied out in his last at bat
Blade is set
Keefe fires
Grounded towards the sack
Taken by Kelly
Over to Anson
Got him!
Score It: 5-3
That's all for FOFC in the top of the 6th
They pick up 2 runs
After 5 and a half innings,
it's 4-1 FOFC

The first baseman Anson
will lead off for the Ancients
He'll be followed by Sam Thompson
And then George Davis
Cap is 0 for 1 this fall afternoon
He drew a walk in his last
plate appearance
Anson waits for the pitch
His bat is coiled
Williams brings it to the plate
Swung on and hit sharply to short
Nights plays it on one bounce
Over to Potpie...
Out of there!
That's one away

Thompson finishes his practice swings
Now he strides to the batter's box
FOFC on top 4 to 1
John is ready
The southpaw delivers the 2-2 pitch
Sharp breaking curveball...
Thompson reaches for it...
Hits a two bouncer right to Palmer...
Grabs it easily...
Fires a bullet to Potpie at first!
Thompson is out easily
That's the second out of the inning

Davis walks to the plate
John Williams steps off the
mound toward second
Gives the resin bag a toss
Now he toes the rubber...
He's ready to go
The pitch is on the way
Davis gets wood on the hard slider
It's a bouncer hit past the mound...
And PAST Nights into the outfield...
Base hit for Davis

The Ancients' second baseman is up next
Old Timers has 1 on board with 2 outs
John is hitting at .259 on the year
He has 68 hits in 263 at bats
His speed has propelled him
to 22 stolen bases
Ward is set for the pitch
Williams kicks and fires
A slider by Williams
Ward gets good wood on it...
Gazelle back-pedals quickly...
Up with his glove...
Out!
That wraps up the inning for Old Timers
So After 6 innings
FOFC has 4 runs, 5 hits and no errors
While Old Timers has one run,
4 hits and one error
Old Timers has left 4 stranded
FOFC has failed to bring home 6

FOFC will send Gunner,
Persimmon Pflaggstettler, and
Jeeberoni Potpie to face
Tim Keefe this inning
Stan is batting .254 with 15
home runs on the season
He is 0 for 3 today
Gunner waits on Keefe
And the righthander starts
to work on Gunner
Here comes the pitch
Srike three!
Well that is 4 on the afternoon for Gunner
He earns himself a silver sombrero!
And there's one away

Now at the plate will be Pflaggstettler
right fielder for FOFC today
Pflaggstettler is 0 for
1 today, with 2 walks
Keefe looks down at Ewing for the sign
Now he's ready
Ward comes in a couple steps
Yells something to Keefe
The delivery
Hard slider...
Pflaggstettler swings from his heels...
He connects!...
There it goes...
Kelly is up against the fence
But he has no chance for this shot
IT'S DOWNTOWN!!!
What a blast by Persimmon

Potpie is up near the batter's box
He is going through his obligatory ritual
Finally, he steps in
Potpie is at .278 on the season
Keefe asks for a new ball
Rubs it down...

Now he steps on the rubber
Keefe brings it to the plate
It's a high fly to deep center
Hamilton is on his horse
It is carrying to the fence
Billy jumps...
Leaping catch... No, it
pops out of his glove
Potpie will get a two-base hit

Hays is up next
One gone, top of the 7th
Deacon Palmer moves out on deck
Hays steps out...
Takes a few more practice swings...
Now he's ready
Ewing flashes the sign to Keefe
It's coming down the pike
A hard drive down the line
Kelly takes off after it
It's over his head
Hays running hard out of the box
Kelly has the ball
Hays motors into second
Two-bagger!
Potpie scores from second!

That'll bring up All Stars' third
baseman Deacon Palmer...
FOFC with a man in scoring
position at second
Palmer is taking his practice swings
Deacon is 1 for 2 this afternoon
He was hit by a pitch last time at bat
Right-hander Keefe prepares for the pitch
to the right-handed swinging Palmer
Keefe fires
Base hit to right for Palmer
Dick Howser puts up the stop sign...
Runner holds.

Here's Jeff Nights
Old Timers looking for two
Men on 1st and 3rd
Keefe adjusts his cap...
Now he's set
And the delivery by Keefe
He rips a grounder to short
Taken by Davis
Throws to second
He's out
Over to first
Double Play!
Score It: 6-4-3
That's all for FOFC
After 6 and a half innings in
Old Timers this afternoon,
FOFC on top 6 to 1

It's time for the 7th inning stretch!

The Old Timers crowd has been pretty quiet
Here is Ewing to lead off
He certainly will try to liven things up!

If he can get on
Ewing goes through his routine
of settling in
Ewing readies himself for the pitch
The lefthander Williams delivers
Buck Ewing hits a high pop
fly on the infield
Deacon Palmer calls everyone off
The ball drifts a bit...
But Palmer is there to make the play
Old Timers with one away
Williams steps off the mound as
he waits for Tim Keefe to
come to the plate

Ancients pitcher Tim Keefe
will bat for himself
Williams looks down at Hays for the sign

Now he's ready...
The pitch is on the way
Keefe swings...
There's a line drive
Heading into the gap...
That looks like an easy two-bagger
Gerald Gazelle cuts it off before
it reaches the fence
And fires it in to second
The slide...
Safe...as the throw is high
Keefe has himself a double!
But it wasn't as easy as it first looked
Keefe is helping his own cause

Hamilton gets set at the plate
Hamilton is 0 for 3 today
John looks for the sign he wants...
Shakes off the first one
But he likes the next
The southpaw Williams' delivery
A curve is wide...
But swung on and missed!
Strike three!
That is 4 on the afternoon for Williams
That's the second out of the inning
Time to check the scoreboard

Left Outs slipping by Caribbean 4 to 2
Negro League I leads AL Post WWII 7 to 6
Late 20th clipping Negro League II 5 to 1
NL Post WWII is edging Japanese
League 7 to 6
Niekro and Fujimoto currently dueling
NL Pre WWII is edging Dead Ball Era 5 to 4
AL Pre WWII and Turn of
Century are tied at 3

Kelly walks up to the plate
A base hit should score Keefe
Williams is ready quickly
John comes home quickly
with the 0-2 offering
Off speed pitch on the way...
And Kelly watches it go by
for the third strike
That's it for Old Timers
Here at Cow Pasture Field,
After 7 innings,
FOFC has 6 runs, 9 hits and no errors
While Old Timers has one run,
5 hits and one error
Old Timers has left 6 on base
FOFC has stranded 7

Gazelle comes to the plate leading off
Gazelle wiggles the bat above his head
Keefe gets set...
His foot meets the pitching slab
He's got his sign
Tim will have to come in
with this 3-0 delivery
It's on its way...
Keefe loses him
Gazelle heads down to first
2 walks today for Gazelle

David Gonzalez is in to pinch hit
a nice day for Williams as he stands
to get the victory as long as the
bullpen holds the lead

Big slow curve...
And it's in there, strike three
One away
While we wait for the next batter
Let's see what's happening in other games

Left Outs slipping by Caribbean 4 to 2
Pennock and Garcia currently dueling
Negro League I leads AL Post WWII 7 to 6
Late 20th with the lead over
Negro League II 5 to 2
Japanese League is on top
of NL Post WWII 9 to 7
Yoneda battling Perry
Dead Ball Era and NL Pre WWII
are deadlocked at 5
Bender battling Rixey
Turn of Century is on top
of AL Pre WWII 5 to 3
Joss and Gomez currently dueling
And here in Old Timers FOFC on top 6 to 1

Gazelle takes a walking lead
Gazelle has stolen 3 of 4 bases this year
Blade swings and misses at the slider
Gazelle is off for second on the pitch
The throw...
It's high...
The slide...
Gazelle is OUT!

Great catch and tag applied by McCarthy

Over the outside corner
Blade hits the curve right to third...
Kelly takes it on the second hop
Fires to 1st...
Blade is out by a couple of steps
That wraps up the inning for FOFC
By the way, FOFC is 6 and 4
in their last ten games

Swung on...and it's in the
air to the left side
Backing just a bit is Gunner
And he pulls it in
With one down, up next is Cap Anson
To be followed by Sam Thompson

Baltimore chop
Into left for a single!

Base hit to center for Thompson
Charley Gould puts up the stop sign...
Anson will stay at second

Davis rolls one toward Barrett Blade
He scoops it and fires to first...
Close play
OUT, says the first base umpire
George Davis is turning red with rage
As he glares at the umpire
Better be careful
Two gone for Old Timers

Big slow curve...
And it's in there, strike three
That's it for Old Timers
FOFC has 6 runs, 9 hits and no errors
While Old Timers has one run,
7 hits and 2 errors
Old Timers has now left 8 runners stranded

Changeup down low...
Gunner makes contact and
hits one out to right
Sam Thompson is drifting over...
Now he's under it...
Easy out for Keefe
One gone for FOFC

Pflaggstettler pounds a grounder
toward McCarthy at second
Tommy moves in front of it...
Whoops... a bad bounce
But McCarthy stayed with it
Over to first and Pflaggstettler
is retired
Nice play by the Old Timers second baseman
One more chance for FOFC this inning

STRIKE THREE!
That is number 10 for Tim Keefe
here this afternoon
Keefe sets the All Stars down in order

McCarthy starts... but lays
off the pitch upstairs
Ball four, Kronside walks him

Tim Keefe is scheduled to bat next, but...
Looks like we'll be seeing a pinch hitter
Yes Dan Brouthers is stepping
out to the on-deck circle
Frank Selee will send Dan
up to face Kronside
Brouthers has a knack for getting on base
His .444 OBP proves that
He is hitting righties at a .375 pace

Hard ground ball to short
Nights comes up with it
Over to second for one
To first
Not in time!
Score It: 6-4
The runner on first, McCarthy, is out

He rips a grounder to the mound
Kronside grabs it
Throw to second for one
Could be two . . .
Not in time!
Score It: 1-4
The runner on first, Brouthers, is out
That's the second out of the inning

Swung on and missed...
Kelly is down on strikes
And that will do it for Old Timers
FOFC wins 6 to 1
Williams gets credit for the win
Keefe takes the loss
The hitting star for FOFC
was Harry Hays
He was 3 for 4
And that wraps things up
So long from Old Timers.